Anne Vegter facts for kids
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Anne Vegter
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| Born | Annette Christine Vegter 31 December 1958 Delfzijl, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, playwright |
| Language | Dutch |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Genre | Children's literature |
Anne Vegter (born December 31, 1958) is a famous Dutch writer. She writes poems, plays, and books especially for children. She made history by becoming the first woman to be named the Dichter des Vaderlands, which means the Dutch Poet Laureate. This is a special role where she writes poems for the whole country.
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Anne Vegter's Early Life
Anne Vegter grew up in the Netherlands. She went to a type of school called a gymnasium in different towns like Drachten and Epe. Later, she studied art history and pedagogy (the study of teaching) at the Utrecht School of the Arts.
Her Amazing Career
Writing Books and Poems
In 1989, Anne Vegter published her very first children's book. It was called De dame en de neushoorn (The Lady and the Rhinoceros). Geerten Ten Bosch drew the pictures for this book. It was so good that they won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 1990! The characters from this book first appeared in a children's magazine.
She continued working with Geerten Ten Bosch on other popular children's books. These included Verse bekken! (1991) and Harries hoofdingang (1999). In 2006, they worked together again on Sprookjes van de planeet aarde (Fairy Tales from Planet Earth). For this book, Geerten's sister, Judith Ten Bosch, also helped with the illustrations.
Anne Vegter also started writing poetry. Her first poetry book, Het veerde, came out in 1991.
Writing Plays
Anne Vegter also writes plays for the theater. Her first play, Het recht op fatsoen, was performed in 1996.
In 2005, she won an award for a play called Struisvogels op de Coolsingel (Ostriches on the Coolsingel). She wrote this play with Anna Enquist and Antoine Uitdehaag. The play was about the German bombing of Rotterdam in 1940. It told the stories of seven people who died during that event.
Awards and Recognition
Anne Vegter has received many awards for her writing.
- In 2004, she won the Anna Blaman Prijs for all her work.
- In 2012, her poetry book Eiland berg gletsjer (Island Mountain Glacier) won the Awater Poëzieprijs. She even drew the pictures for this book herself!
- In 2021, she became the official poet for the city of Rotterdam.
- In 2022, she won the Ida Gerhardt Poëzieprijs for her book Big data.
Dutch Poet Laureate
From 2013 to 2017, Anne Vegter held a very special job: Dichter des Vaderlands. This means she was the official national poet of the Netherlands. She was the first woman ever to have this important role!
During her time as Poet Laureate, she wrote more than thirty poems. These poems were about important events happening in the Netherlands. For example, she wrote about the inauguration of Willem-Alexander (when the new King took the throne) in 2013. She also wrote about the sad event of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014. And she wrote a poem when famous soccer player Johan Cruyff passed away in 2016.
Many of her poems are displayed in public places. For instance, a poem called De middelen (2015) is on a footpath near a train station. Another poem, We weten nog niet hoe (2016), is written along a long quay in Nijmegen. She also wrote De Koning en ik (2014), which is next to a statue of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.
What Inspires Her
Anne Vegter has shared some of the books that have inspired her. She loves The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. She also enjoys Turks Fruit by Jan Wolkers. She has also said she admires the work of artist Armando.
See also
In Spanish: Anne Vegter para niños
